Y Clinic by Kimitaka Aoki of ARCO Architects
This clinic by architect Kimitaka Aoki in the Ibaraki prefecture of Japan is designed to look like a cluster of smaller buildings (+ slideshow). More
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Minami-Hayama duo by Nakae Architects and Ohno Japan
This holiday home in Kanagawa, Japan, by Japanese studios Nakae Architects and Ohno Japan comprises two separate blocks fanning outwards towards Tokyo Bay. More
GR230 by Code
This motorway service station along Route 230 in northern Japan, by architects Code, has a black, rectangular form that snakes up from the ground towards a nearby mountain. More
AMA House by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates
Every room of this house in Japan by local architects Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates is contained in a separate block, connected by sliding doors. More
House of Wakayama by Yoshio Ohno Architect & Associates
The roof of this house in Hashimoto, Japan, by designers Yoshio Ohno Architect & Associates folds around to become an exterior canopy with triangular reveals. More
Hiroshima Park Restrooms by Future Studio
This colourful series of public toilets recently completed by Japanese architects Future Studio in Hiroshima have been designed to resemble origami cranes. More
Roku Museum by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP
This small art gallery in Japan by Tokyo architects Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP has a softly curved exterior shape, sliced at one end to create a wide entranceway. More
House in Ookayama by Torafu Architects
This house in Tokyo by Japanese practice Torafu Architects creates built-in furniture through the overlapping of interior spaces. More
Inbetween House by Koji Tsutsui Architect & Associates
This house in a mountain region outside of Tokyo by Koji Tsutsui Architect & Associates is composed of five connected cottages. More
House A by Takeshi Hamada
A stark concrete multi-purpose space occupies the ground floor of this house in Osaka by Japanese architect Takeshi Hamada. More
Sugamo Shinkin Bank by Emmanuelle Moureaux
Horizontal layers of colour protrude out from the facade of this bank branch in Tokyo by Tokyo-based French architect Emmanuelle Moureaux. More
House with a Wall by Masao Yahagi Architects
This house in Fukuoka, Japan, by Masao Yahagi Architects snakes across its site to give every room a little sheltered garden. More
House in Kohgo by Yutaka Yoshida Architect & Associates
Japanese studio Yutaka Yoshida Architect & Associates have completed this concrete family home in Hiroshima, Japan. More
Lift by Apollo Architects & Associates
Here's another house in Sendai, Japan, by Apollo Architects & Associates (see their Edge House in our earlier story) that features a pointy overhang. More
Edge by Apollo Architects & Associates
Japanese firm Apollo Architects & Associates have completed a house in Sendai, Japan, with a balcony that cantilevers half over the enclosed courtyard and half over the footpath outside. More
House in Nasu by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates
Japanese studio Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates have completed a weekend house in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, where two gabled structures are separated by a walled courtyard. More
House in Nakameguro by Level Architects
Japanese studio Level Architects have completed a house in Tokyo, Japan, with a slide connecting all three floors. More
Duplex House in Tokito by Hidehiro Fukuda Architects
Japanese studio Hidehiro Fukuda Architects have completed this house lined with oriented strand board in Hakodate, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. More
Shelf-Pod by Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio
This house by Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, is completely lined with with pine shelves to display the owners' extensive collection of books. More
House in Ise by Takashi Yamaguchi & Associates
Japanese architecture firm Takashi Yamaguchi & Associates have completed this house in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan. More